EX-4.3 2 d221000dex43.htm EX-4.3 EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

NOTICE OF RELIANCE

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102 – CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS

(“NI 51-102”)

 

To:    Ontario Securities Commission
And to:    British Columbia Securities Commission
   Alberta Securities Commission
   Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
   Manitoba Securities Commission
   Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec)
   Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick)
   Nova Scotia Securities Commission
   Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island
   Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Newfoundland and Labrador
   Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Northwest Territories
   Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Nunavut
   Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Yukon

Notice is given that Granite REIT Holdings Limited Partnership relies on the financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, annual information forms, management information circulars, material change reports and statements of executive compensation (if applicable) filed by Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite REIT”) pursuant to Section 13.4 of NI 51-102 and an exemption from certain of the continuous disclosure requirements of NI 51-102 set out in a decision of the Ontario Securities Commission, as principal regulator, dated December 21, 2012.

Please refer to the continuous disclosure documents filed by Granite REIT, which are available in electronic format at www.sedar.com under the SEDAR profile for Granite REIT.

Attached to this Notice and forming part hereof is the consolidating summary financial information for the applicable period(s) required by Section 13.4 of NI 51-102.

 

Dated:    March 3, 2021

 

GRANITE REIT HOLDINGS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, by its general partner
GRANITE REIT INC.

 

Per:    

  (signed) “Teresa Neto”
  Name: Teresa Neto
  Title: Chief Financial Officer


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UNAUDITED SELECTED COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATING SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (1)

For the three month period and year ended December 31, 2020

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Granite REIT Holdings Limited Partnership (“Granite LP”) is the debtor and a “credit support issuer” under senior unsecured debentures (“Debentures”) issued by it. Granite LP is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by Granite Real Estate Investment Trust and Granite REIT Inc. (collectively “Granite”). Granite, as “parent credit supporter”, fully and unconditionally guarantees the payment obligations of Granite LP under the Debentures. As set out in a decision dated December 21, 2012 of the Ontario Securities Commission, as principal regulator, an exemption from certain of the continuous disclosure requirements under Section 13.4 of National Instrument 51-102 (Continuous Disclosure Obligations) was granted to Granite LP. In compliance with that decision, the tables below set out certain selected summary combined or consolidating financial information for (i) the parent credit supporter (Granite on a combined basis), (ii) the credit support issuer (Granite LP consolidated), (iii) Granite’s non-guarantor subsidiaries, other than Granite LP, (iv) consolidating or combination adjustments, and (v) Granite and all of its subsidiaries on a combined and consolidated basis, in each case for the period indicated. This summary combined and consolidating financial information is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with Granite’s audited combined financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2020.

For the three month period and year ended December 31, 2020:

 

    GRANITE
(“PARENT CREDIT
SUPPORTER”) (2)
    GRANITE LP
CONSOLIDATED
(“CREDIT SUPPORT
ISSUER”)
    SUBSIDIARIES OF
GRANITE OTHER
THAN GRANITE LP (3)
    CONSOLIDATING/
COMBINATION
ADJUSTMENTS (4)
    GRANITE
COMBINED/
CONSOLIDATED
 

Three month period ended December 31, 2020

 

       

Revenue

    –           93,241                       93,241      

Net income from continuing

         

operations attributable to owners

    167,652           167,668                 (167,668)       167,652      

Net income attributable to owners

    167,652           167,668                 (167,668)       167,652      

Year ended December 31, 2020

         

Revenue

    –           340,199                       340,199      

Net income from continuing

         

operations attributable to owners

    429,804           429,814                 (429,814)       429,804      

Net income attributable to owners

    429,804           429,814                 (429,814)       429,804      

As at December 31, 2020

         

Total current assets

    15,325           844,548                 (14,030)       845,843      

Total non-current assets

    3,939,349           5,901,629                 (3,939,349)       5,901,629      

Total current liabilities

    30,375           357,575                 (14,030)       373,920      

Total non-current liabilities

    –           2,451,348                       2,451,348      

 

(1) 

The summary financial information is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

(2) 

This column accounts for investments in all subsidiaries of Granite under the equity method.

(3) 

There are no other subsidiaries of the parent credit supporter other than Granite LP and its consolidated subsidiaries.

(4) 

This column includes the necessary amounts to eliminate the intercompany balances between Granite, Granite LP and other subsidiaries and other adjustments to arrive at the information for Granite on a combined consolidated basis.